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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 310,724, dated January 13, 1885.

lie it. lv'nown tlizit. l, Liaiiniios ll. Rooi-ins, ol' New York city, in t-lie eoiintzy iiiid Sint-c of .\'ew York, hzive. invented zi. new :ind iiseliil lnipii'ivenient; in Heeoiidiiry (lolviinic lliittieries ond .\l`e:ins t'or 'lriinsporting,r the Sinne, which iniproveineiiti. is l`iil|\' set l'orth in the t'ollowiiier spei'lii'zit ion.

'lflie| niiiiii ohjeet. ot this invent-ion is the ti'iinsliir ol' power l'roin one point to ziiiothei, so :is to eiiiihle tho power ol' nziliirzil sourcessiieh :is strong winds, tides` \viil.ei'-l'iills, :ind the. lil eto he utili/.eil iitdistiiiit plzii'cs; lint'- il1 niziy he. osi-d. :it leiist. iii piiit'-, l`oi other piii'- liiiW.

llei'eli'itore it hzis heen proposed to convert, the energy ol' wiiter-liills :ind likesoiirees into electricity, iiiid to eonihict tliiselectriet-y over wires to tronshitingr devices :it distiint points; lint. this Is'vsteni is oliieotioinihlo loi long distances, on iiceoiint'. ot' the liirge. :ind conse,- iiiieiitly expensive eoiidiiiftoi's which woiild hiivo to lie eiiipioyed.

'lle present; invention eonteiniihitirs the elnire'ing ol'sioriigolnitlories or elect rie :ieciiiiiiiliitois ot'ziirv ordiiizii'y oi' .siiitiihlo eoiiSlriielion :ind the. ti'oiispoi'tiilioii ol' the ehiirged inlls (o the. pinces where the. power is to he iililixed; :ind itl consists in liiiilding,r cells ol' storage-hiltti-i'ies into vehicles ol' :ill iv'iiids loi' hind or wiiler ti'ziiispoi'tiitioii -sneh :is` ein-ts, wiigons7 i-:iilroiid-ciirr, ciiiiiil-hoiits, hiirges, river hozits, ships` und the lilvo-so t-hzlt; the l'i-:innrs ot` the vehicles constitute, in whole. oi in pin-t, the i-ontziiniiig-vesselsol'tho lizitteries. lho vehicles iini v he :idnpted for iise solely :iS icooviv ers ot eleetrieol energy; hiit'-, owingr to the. weight, ot' tho linttery-pliites. electrodes, or elements, it is preti-ried to iniilce the lower port into :i luittenv, :ind provide, iii iidditioii :iceoininoilzil ions t'or t'i'eighlor passengers.

lhn invention l'orther conipi'ises eertiiin spi-chil consi iiiel ions, :irriiiig'enieiits, :iiid eoiiihiinitions ot' piii'ts, heroiniit'ter set; l`oi'tli.

lhe l'ollowiiig description will cinililc those .skilled iii the :ii't to which the, invention :ipportiiins or is inost iii-:irly reliited to nizilv'e :ind iis-e the suine, retort-.nce heini; hiid to l-hi` :iceonipzinvineA diziwings, which l'oiin :i piirt: ot' this specit'iciitioo.

Figui-e l is .fi verticzil crosssection piii'tinl') portinents find sections.

(No inodeLl ot' o vessel or hzirge lnwiiig the lower part. torined into o secondary bott-cry, :ind lf`igs. 2, 3, :ind il, detail views'. Figs. 5 :ind ti :ire dingriinis showing' division ot' ii. vessel iiit.o coin Figs. T, H, Si, it), Ill1 :ind 1,2 :ir/.i views illustra-Ling :i eoinhined rzillrond-car :ind Secondary hott-ery. Fig. 13 is :i View ol' :it secondariv liiitteiv in the torni of ii dro-wer, :nid Fig. 14 ii. view ot' :i pnssengercnr hiiving :iseries ot' siii-.h hzitteries iiiidei tho seuls. Fig. 15 is ii view ol` zi. eiirt; oil twowlieeled wiigon eoinhined willi :i seeoni'liii'y lintteigv. Fig. lo is :i view ol :in electrical riilioiid-triiiii i'iiii h v secoiii'lii-ry hiitteiies. Figs. 1T, 11S. ond 4ltl :ire detziil views ol' the electric couplings; Fig. 2t), :i diiigriiin ol` the conductors ot :i trziiii, :ind Figs. 2l, :ind 22 respectively :i phiii :nid scetoniil eleviitioii ot` the. switch. Fig. .23 is :i plain ol' :i-iiotlier forni ot` switch, iiiid Fig. 2-l ii bottoni view ol n. ein' .showing iinother inode ot' :iiiiiiigiiig the eoiidoctors.

Referring.;- to Fig. l. is the l'riinie ol" thi` vessel, composed et :in onter phinkiiigr, rihs, :ind inner plnnking. .l is :i wooden benin. which is secured liiigthwise ot the Tronic cn eiioh side thereof :ity the proper distance iihovo the liottoin` iiccording to the depth which the secondiii'y hnttery is to hzive. iiietiil hiir, (l, is seh iii n groove iii ezieh ol` these hemos. (`)n the hciiiiis :iro wooden strips l). Activer, l", rests :ib the edges lipoii the strips fl-`i :ind hcniiis l niid closes the hold. lhis hold is lined with corriignted or crimped shectleiid (l, the ('.iiii'iigiilioiis orcriinpingf;` preferably lieini.,r slightziind extending widthwise ot' the ves Sel, :ind the lining is Separated l'roin the inclosing-wiills hy :i packing, l l', otwnterproofcd t'elt'., or ot' niineiiil liber-such :is iniiierzil wool or iisbesLiis--or other sii'itzililc nnit'eiiiil. '.lhe lezid lining,1r is in two ports, one :ittiiched to the t'iiiiiie ol'the vessel :ind the other to [lin cover, or riitlier to theseveriil ports iiito which thecoveigfor convenience in lit'tiiig, isdivided. .lloth lining iiiid packing,r extend into the spziee hetweeii the cover :ind the ledges on which it rest-s. .l`he electrodes or liiit-leiy phites or elements I ot' the cell :ire placed in .said hold. They niziy he ol` :iny ordiiniry er Suitable construction. As shown, they comprise ezich :i lend phitc eozited with red lezid or other snit Qn v :ihle :ietive iiiiilerizil und enveloped with t'ell` which is .secured to the plates by rivet-ing or stitching. ln Fig. 2 the toniuhltioii-plute is ot" one thickness, in Fig. :i ot' douhlethickness. .lhe. plzites tire eueli eouueel'ed with :i (trossbur, ll( or l), ot` iron or lsteel or other snit-tibio inziteriul, whieh nt the ends rests upon the liiirs t. lhe middle. purl. ot` the rod where itis in eoutzu-.twith the. t'ouudiilion-plule ot` the elce.- trode is eonteil willi lezid, :is :it u., lxigs. 2 und It. l`lie ends :ire eozited willi iiisulutiiig niuleriul, :is :it/1, Figs. l und -l. The erosshurs l, whieli ullernzite with the hui-s li, urein eleolricul eoiineelion willi the. longitudinal bnr (I on one. sideol'lhe vessel, thecross-bnrs li,willi the -orrespondiug lougiludinzil bui', (not showin) on the other side.

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'.l`o innhe. the. eleet riezil connect-ion, the insulzitiug iiuilerizil is reinoi'ed troni the holloiii ot` the eross-burs, :is shown, t'or the bnr l( in Fig. 4, so thiit they ure in inetiillie eonluet with the proper bnr. .lliel insulziling iiiziteriul is reinoved :it one end only, thut :ilJ the opposite end serving to prevent eouliietwil h llieloiigitudiuiil bur. :is shown t'or the bur li in Fig. -l. llie eli'ielrodes ure. kepty t'roni eontiiet willillie lining und :ilso t'roin inolion by longitndinnl strips,i\l, ot' insuhiting inuterizil, (rubber or gullzi-perehiiy t'or exuniple,') which niu be lel'l. loose or inny be histened lo the sides of the vessel or lo the eover. they ure grooved to reeeive thineilges ol` the electrodes, :is shown in ltig. L. lheslripsl'linuy beiind prefertibl)r :1re secured in position nt'ler the eleetrodes :1ro in phiee; but. it is evh'h'iut. thut spuees could he lett t`or the. pzisszige ol' the ends ot` crosshzirs .li li, so llnit :in v electrode eould he hoisted ontwithout;removinglhestrips. '.lhe exterior Connection willi eiieli ol' the longitudinnl biirs or conductors() is initde hy one or inore uietul screws, N, wliieh pnss llirougli holes in the eover 1" und underlying strip l'), :nul :ire ltipped into the hui t, Figs. ,l und ll. 'lhese screws :ire ol' course suit-:ibly proleeted willi insulnliug iuuleriul. lhe need be n- Isei-led only in chui-ging und diseliurging the buttery, :ind iiiuv nly other linies he replueed by screw-plugs ol` liisuhiliug niiilerinl lo prevent; :ieeideulul disehurge. 'lhe exlerioreonduetors niej; he eouneeted with the serews ,N iu any ordiniiryorsuituhlewuy. lutheoover is u hole proteeted hy u srrew-plug, l. '.lhe. buttery liquid. eleetrolyle, or exeiluut inuy he iutrodueed und reiiioved through this hole., :i pipe or hose. being inserted when required. hove tlieloweror bul ler v hohl iustdeserilud is lhe hohl l), t'or other l'reighl or t'or pusseugers, or t'or both.

lu the t'oregoing description the lower hohl hns been considered :is extending the t'ull length ot' the vessel or borgo; but itis evident; tluit it inzitY be divided iutoeonipzirl inents, und thiit. one. or iiiore ol` these eouipnrtnieuls inuv he used tor hulteries.

llie eleel rodes ot one polarity theretore :illernule with those ot' ln Fig. 5 the division ol' vessels into eoiiipzirtnients l to 5 is indicated in plan, the pin-:illel lines representing the electrodes or eleinents. In Fig. l the sections (i to 1i :ire huilt. separately, und forni separate ilonts, which, when unit-ed, nizike :i completo barge. The tlofit tl is itselt` divided into three eouipnrliueuts. It is evident that the cells of battery enn be eouueeted in series, multiple are, inultiple series, .find so on, lilteordiiiii-rygulvrinie cells, according to the purposes to which they :ire to he applied. It is evident, also, that. :i iloiit or eouibination ot floats need not have the eiistoiiinry shape ot- :i vessel, hut muy he ot' :niv desired shape.

Vehieles t'or hind trtiiisptirtiitiou eiiii he titled with storngehntteries in :t siihst-iiutizill \v siiiiihir inn-nner to whzit has been described. '.lhus in Fig. 7 the upper part, (-1, ot' the onris reserved for freight or pnssengers, zuid the lower ptirl', fit, is inode into the eoiitnining vessel ot' n. secondary hott-ery. lhis inriy he suhstiiutifilly :is described t'or the lower hohl ot the vessel; hut it is preferred lo give access to the interior t'roni the sido iusleiid ot` from the top. so thnt iieeess iniiy be hud to the brilv lery without entering eliztniher Q, or in :in v inuuner interfering with the t'reight iu it. .lhe side S ot' the butt-ery-ehnniher is therefore nitide reiiiovnble. lt. is shown reiiioved iii Fig. h. lhe iutei'nul construction is shown in Figs. lt, .10, il. :uid 12. The electrodes or bnttei'y-plutes l. ure suspended lroiii rods l( L, oliroii covered with lend u.. except :it the ends, which :ire enveloped in insulating iuziterzit. lhese ends tit in holes in the wtills ot" the clniniber it, und the plntes .fire thereby supported. '.l`he plutes ure kept :iwuy troni the wiills ot' the ehnuiher hy insulating-strips 3l', und :ire prevented troni swinging by the insulating-strips .\l`-'. These. sti-ips muy be wholl \y or pzii'tly ol' iusnliitiug iiiziteriiil. lu Fig. tt the strips liiive :i wooden boeking, d, :ind in Fig. .l2 oneot`lheni luis :i wooden core, e. 'lhe connection ot' the electrodes or phites ot` the suine. polarity with ono :iuolher und willi the. exterior eirenit is nitido through the hooks 'l, ot' iuetul, protected t'roiii the .fietion ot' the. bnlter \1 liquid oi'exeitiint. lhe rods .K li rest in iuetnllie eonlnct withthese hooks. 1`he shnuks otl the hooks pziss through the top oln the hzillery-eluiinher und tlirongli perlorntions in nietul strip \V. let into suid top. und :1re enguged eneh b v u iueliil unt, lt, which beurs upon the inetiil eoiiueeling strip \V below it. lhese purls ure :ill protected by insulnting iuuleriul, u etip, X, ot` iusuhitng iuut-eriul cov ering euch init lziiid the shuiik oteueh liooh. There :ire two strips, \V, und they :ire so nrruuged thul. euch connects itlteruute hooks und the electrodes, :is shown iu Fig. 11. Coniiee tions ot the st rip with thoexterior eireuit muy he iiinde by ordiiiiiry or suitable iuenus. As shown by the dotted conductors 13 in Fig. 7. they :ire connected with electrical couplers Y, ot' which :i t'nll deseriptoii is given hereinafter.

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'lhc hattory-chamber titled and emptied through the holesfy/ in the removable sicleS. (tt course, holes in the top and bottom, as indicated in dotted lines at 11- 1', Fig. 1t), could be. used instead. l`he battery-chamberR-may be. divided into as many eompartments as may he desired by vertical partitions, sneh as indi'eated in dotted lines at. t2, Fig.

lhe extensible. lead lining ot` Fig. .1, with clearness, omitted in Figs. f), llt. and l2; but ilma)r be and would pret'erably he used. ltis evidenti. that secondary batteries in thel shape 0t` drawers Z, Fie'. ll, could he run into the batteryehaiuher Il. the side H being removed. They may also be run under the seatsot passengerears, as illustrated in Fig. .l-l. so that they eau he removed and replaced trom the outside. 'lho hodv of the earl. shown in Fig. l5 has a lowerhal t ei1vclluinlu\r, ll-,andan upperl'reightbox, t). 'lhe interior eonst rnetiou is substantiallv as deserihed with relirenee to Figs. t), lll, ll. and IL. \\'hen the. tuilhoard is let. donn(thehaltem liquidhavingheen rnnont,) the. hoolt's support. the electrodes as they do those ol'the l'reighl ear when the side S is removed.

'lhe electric train, Fig. lli.l Lonsists ot' a loetnnotive, A', a lender, 1', earnviug' a secondary hatt-ery. a short battery-ear, t". and a longer one, Il', and a passengerwai, l'.

(in all the. ears` ll represents the seeoudaijvbuttery chamber.

'lhe locomotive is otany ordinary or snila.- ble eonstruetion. .\s shown, it. comprises a d vnamo-eleetrieal inaehine suspended helow the. loor and eonueeted hy belts with the ilrivinwwheels. l`heseiumdary haltcries earried h y it give. weight and trnetion power.

'l`he tender and all the cars are eonneeted n v suitable eondnct ors with the switch on the loeonn'itive` so thatI one or nioreot' the hattet ies carried lilv them ina v he drawn upon l'or eleetrieitv lo rnn the train. 'lhe elet-.trieal eonplers eouneet the eoudnelors het ween the ears. lheireonstrnetion is shown in Figs. '17, IH. und lll. Figs. IT and lh' show. in l'aee -vlew, the eouplers at tmposileendsotlhecurs t" li' l'. llnv also represent the. rear eoup ler ol" one eur, and the t'ronl one ol` the next. sneeerdiug, the eonplers on all the cars beinbr ulihe. Fig. ll) shows twoconplers connected. 'Ihe blocks l-" ot' insulating material are. held together hy spring-latches tt', and are prevented l`rom lurniugor t'rom moving sidewise hy the halt-rims l.' and the pins l` which over lap or lit into the opposite. block, as shown. 'lhe eondnetrn-s are elect rit-allyconnected with the metal plningersm` through the metal soel ets :'iu at. the hase thereol'. '.lhel plungers are eoinhined with spiral eoinpression-springs p, whieh.\\'hen the couplers arelioined, presstogi-.ther the two opposite plungers, so as to eonnect the proper eonthuftors in the two ours. '.lhe hlorlts F' are attaehed in the ends el' tlexihle lnhes ll', which inelose the conduct.-

ors. The numberot` these conductors. may he greater or less, as may he necessary or desirable. AS shown, there are si x conductors, except-on thetender l'and locomotive .=\'.whieh have. each eight eoiuluctors ruiming to the couplers. The conductors and the corresponding plnng'ers'on each car are numbered 2l, 22. 22%, 2t, 25, and 2li. 'lhe additional ones on the tender and locinnotive are numbered T and 2S. The position ofthe plungers 2T and is shown by the dotted eireles in Figs. l." aud 1S. lhe battery ot" the locomotive is connected with theeonduetors 29 and Ill), Fig. 2t), which do notI lead to anyr coupler, and the battery ot' the tender to the eoinlnctors T and 2H. 'lhe buttery ol' each ol' the other (3m-g isconneet-ed with the eonduetors Zt and L ol` that'. ear.

\Vith the exception ol' the tender Il', whit-h will always occupy n. position next the loeo motive, the ears have the conductors :nul eonplers so arranged (see Fig. lill that whatever their position in the train their respect` ive batteries are, bythe. mere l'aslening ot` the couplers, connected with the locomotive eaeh through independent'.eonduetors. lnlhis wav the conductors l Il .35 ol' the loeomot ive are connected eaeh with one pole (the positive pole, t'or examplelot' u separate hat t.er,v.while the. comluctors 2;. 2l, and .ti are eaeh eonneeled with the opposite poleol'thesnme hattery. 'lhe eonduetors are also so arranged that the. conductors Jl toltiou the loeomotive will always he. eonneeted with ears m'eupvingg,l the same position. 'lhns tlul hattetv ot' the ear nextI the tender will always he eouneeted with the conductors 2| and L ol' the locomo. tive, und itl is immaterial whether it he the. short. ear or the llulI ear ll', or the passenger-car li'. 'l`he second car lrom the tender in like manner will always he connected, as shown in Fig'. tl tor theear ll',and the third enr will have theconnect-ions ol' the passenger ear F.'. lt is also imnutt-ei'ial whieh end ol' the ear is in tronl. .lt' a lourth, lit`th. or sixth ear should be added, thehatteries in each ollhem would beconnectedautomatically in multiple are with that ot' the lirst car, second and third ear, respectively: hut it". would ordinarily he pret'erahle to increase the number ol conductors, so that each car would have un independent. eonductortothc locomotive. It isevidentI that they could he arranged, no matter how numerous, on theprinciple illust rated. so t hat dhe same ear iu order would always he eon neeted with the same. conductor ou the locomotive, and it would he immaterial wliiehend ot` the ear is in t`ront. 'lhe eondnetors on the tender are so arranged thatwhether it is or is not included, the other ears are eonneeted with the same conductors ot` the locomotive. and in both the tender and loeoinot ive. thearrangement; is such that it isimmaterial whit-h end is coupled tothe. ears.

'.the switch shown in Figs. 2t and .32 con sists ot` two series or rows ol' contact springs,

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eii'enil willi the. biillei'ies sneeessiveli'. llie wires .'ll :ind Irl, leziding' t'i'oin the resi'ieetire poles ot' the inolor oi' dynzinio, iii'e. eneli divided into two lii'zinehex, whieli tei'niiinite in eontnels on opposite sides ol' the slide. Iii', :is: indiezited in l"i;;'. 2t. tlienninlieri iiidieiiting the. liront-.lies olonewire. the niinibei'ithose ofthe other. Hwiteh l serres'. lo eoinieel. the iii-:inches willi the eonlzielspi'ings Jill iiiid .'i-l, llii'ontgh whieh the iiioloi' or dynziino is eonneeled willi the plziles I :ind 236. ln the position lhown wire ."l is eleelriezilly eoiineeted willi phile .'i, the. wire. 25; with phile. 236. Il y hitting the. wilehes l the (.-i'inneotion iiniy be i'eveiSel. l`lin.\l the loeoinotire iii:1 lie. i'iin in eitherdii'eetozi. l this swileh the bnlteries :ii'e eonneeted in iniilliple nre; lint'- il is eridenl llizil ezieli bzitleiv inii'r, b v the. nire, olzi proper innnliei' ol' eells eoiineeted in series, hzive :i high or inw eleel roniol ive l'oi'ee.

ll` itin: desired tnennlile the en ;ineer to eonneel. the. liziltei'ies eilhei' in I ei'ie.\'----innll.iple :ire or innltiple series--iiirzins `neh :is shown in l-`i,,;'. 122i ni:i`\' lie :idopleil. llie polenol'eneli liiiltery (one eell or ii serien nt (felis-iis` l'ni exiiiiiple, when thel lintlni'y-elninibers :ire divided into eoiniizirtiiients'i --v-lei'iniiizile in the rei'tiezil sli-ips, iinnibered to eoi'i'i-siiond willi llie eondnelni's eonnei-led therewith. |\witel'i levers n'. :ii'rniigged in \'erlli':il i'ow.-I between ezieli piiii' ol'xli'ips, :ind eonneelell iii horizontill rows4 liylhe ei'oss-wii'es .1, Ierre lo eoiineet'. the. bnlleiies willi one :inother :ind willi the eonlziels u i/ in wlnilerei' :ii'rnne'einent nniy lie desired. 'l`lnl under-wires .'il :ind .'l. :ire ('.oiiiieeled willi lheswileli'lerei'sl. liillie po* sit ion shown they hiire no eniiiieelion wil li the lintteriex. lli' lni'iiiiitglo thiI lel'ttiie lel'liorer is eoniieeled` llii'ongh ii. willi the lop ernnswire, :ind the rig-hl Ieri-i'` llii'ongh y, willi the. bottoni wire. .1'. lili' lnrnin,"r in the. opposiledireelinn the right lnind lever l eiiiiiieelsl willi the lop wii'e. .1', llirnng'li :ind llie lelllxzinil one. willi the liiilloin wiri` lliroiigli 'l`lin.\ the ein-rent tlii'nnfgli the ninloi' or d\'- iiziiiio ni:i\' lie i'|\'er\'irl :il will.

ln l`iy l :i ei'ie nl' liniiils. 7,'. llwo :ire .-hnwn.i.nt` in nlzilingiiizilerizil hziring ('.oiidnelinj;A wli'e\ enibeilded lhei'ein` :ire lweeni'eil :dong ilie liollein ol' e:if-h ezir. :intl eneli wire :i binding-postl Il". 'l`lio tei'ininzils' lll :ind tl ol' the lizillei-i' ol` lhe ezlr ezln be eonneeted with any piiir of wiresl b i' iiiezins ot' the bindingposts. The wires have erich :i hook ab one end of the cui' and :in eye :itJ the other, and the hooks :1nd eyes are S0 arranged that the order is the sinne whichevei' end ol` the ein' is in h'ont.. rlhe bands on iidjzieenl cnrs niiiy be, directly Connect-ed, 0|' :i Short-(coupling lli-ip, Y', inny be used between the eine.

lt is evident tlntt.- the stored eleeti'icil-y ezin be nsed for :niy desired purpose.

'lhe vehicles inziy be moved by Steuin oi' other power independentJ ol' the batteries ii istead ot by the stored power, :is described, or this power indy be nsed l'oi' lighting. Thus :L buttery-enr ezln be nttnehed to :in Ordiiiiiry t-i'aiin t'or lighting;` :ind other purposes.

lb is evident that; the barges such :is here. inbelore described could be inode to Supply the tug which di'ziws them wit-h power by iiieiins `Qiniiliii' to those deseribel'l for :i ruilwzi-y-trnin, or they muy be, individually propelled by the lStored electricity.

,lhel eonsti'netion :ind :irrnngeiiieiil ot the eleel rodes shown :ind described :ire Het t'orlh by wily ot' exsliiiple only, the invention not'y heilig' liiniled sti'ietly thereto, lQnee it.y is obvious thiit. t he electrodes :ind their nri';in,{einentl indi' be ol :iny ordinair)r construction. ll is conteiiipliiled to embed the electrodes in poi-ons iniilerinl, :is deseribed in Potent No. 266,262, grunted to Willinni A. Shaw :ind nib-'Sell' (')elobei' t?, i862, \\'hene\'er t`onnd neeeixnry or delSii'iihle.

Miiny ehniiges :ind iiiodilieiilioiis eonld be. iniidowithont. departing troni the spirit. 0l' the invention. lhe lend lining.;` is eoi'i'ng'iited oi' eriinped, so :is lo render itJ exlensibleiind not liiibhi to be broken b v striiins pnt'l npon the rehiele.

lhel eiirs. bonts, oi' other \'eliiele.\ nniy he bniltl ol' wood or iron.

lliii'inp: now l`nll deseribed iny iiid iiireie tion :ind the nniiinei'ol' enrryiner thesniiie into ell`ee.l` whzit. l elnini is l. seeondnry li:illei' biiill.v into n \'ehiele. :ind provided willi :i eoi'rng'zited or extensible lining' lo the eiiiil:lining-vessel, snbsliintizilly :ei described.

L. vehicle boring n. secondnry butter)r linillI therein, the biitlei'y-iiliiiiiilier being' zieeensible. l hrongh theside or end ol` l-lie vehiele. snbstziiiliiilly :is deseribed. Il. A i':iil\\'ii \'f.,:ii euri-ying ono or inoi'e seeondziry biilteries :irriiiig'ed nnder the sezits or tlooi-` :nid being provided with one or inore openings in the Side, whereby Sziid batteries :ii'e inzide neeessible l`roni the outside :it the side ot' the vehiele` Hnbstziiitiiilly :is described.

-l. ln :in eleet rie triiiii, the eoinbiiiii-lion ot' the ooiidnetors :nid eonpleis, Snlistniitinlly :is described, eiieli ein' or vehicle boring :i series ot' eoiidnetoi.\l extending' l'roni end to end ol' the sinne, :ind terminatingr in the eontiieliniilcers ot' the couplers. pnrtI ol'Siiid eondiielors being connected with the eleeti'iez'il :i.pp:i

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ratus or batter)l in that ear or vehicle, and part being disconnectet'l therefrom, and the @nid couplers, when adjacent cars are electiically coupled thereby` connecting the disconnected or through conductors of one ear with those c-ondnctoins iu tlieznljnceiit ear which are connected in the hitter with the electrical apparatus or battery carried tliereby,\\'1icre by each cu r or vehicle is, b v the mere act of coupling, connected with independent conductors running through the train and terminntingr in n common cnr or vehicle, such :is the locomotive, nud serving to conduct the electricity between said common car or vehicle and each of the cnrsl individually, Substantinlly :is described.

5. An electric locoinotivennd a trainof vcliicles or cnrs drnwn thereby, having each a Secondary linilerybnilt in the vehicle, in conlbinnlion willi conductors :ind couplers con srructed, arranged, und connected, :is explained, so thnl. the iuere, act of coupling establishes un independent; circuit'. or branehbetween the locomotive :ind the'scvernl eais,iiiid lwitch nieolinuisin for diverting' the currents lroin the secondnnv batteries into the motor or enginel nl' tlie locomotive` substantially as described.

(i. A series of vehicles coupled :is a train, :nid inelndingnn electric loconiotivet'or drawing the suine, thel cnrs of `@nid tritin carrying secondary batteries, thel locomotive carrying :t lSwitch for controlling the supply ot' electric ilv to the driving-motor, :nid conductors with couplers between thc vehicles being provided for sepn rnlely con iieeti ng the batteries with the aforesaid switch, substantially as described.

7. A vehicle having a secondary battery built therein. and provided with a side or end opening into the battei'y-chamber, the said chamber forming the containing-vessel of the battery, and being provided with conducting and supporting means for supporting the ele ments iii said chamber and coniieetingtliein with terminal conductors, and for permitting the removal of the same through said side or end opening, substantially ns described.

S. A combined vehicle and secondary nattery foil transportation of passengers or freight as well as stored electric energy, the said vehicle containing, iii addition to the passenger or freight space, one or iiioie batterychambers built into said vehicle so as to forni a permanent part thereof, and being provided with the battery-plates :ind the conductors, thesaid chambers constitutingthe containingvessels ofthe lqeeondary battcry,and being' provided with removable doors or hatches cloa`- ing liquid-tight, Said lmttery-plntes being,r removably supported in said chambers und being.r held from independent motion, and sind conductors which nrc connected withsaid plates beingprotccted troni the excitiilig-liquid and beingr arranged so as to be ont ot the way of the passengers or freight, substantially :is described.

In teitimony whereof I have, signed this specification in the presence ot' two siibseril ing witnesses.

LIIBHEUS U. ROGERS.

W it n (isses:

Il. D. Rochus, W. lt. Binnric. 

